Rain-proof hat-covering.



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BAIN PROOF HAT GOVBRING. APPLICATION FILED SEPI'. 9,1911.

1,116,018. A' Patellted`Nov.3,1914.`

lu-newton PATRICK COLLAGAN, 0F EAST NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

RAIN-PROOF HAT-COVERIN Gr.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

Application led `September 8, 1911. Serial No. 648,370.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, PATRICK COLLAGAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at East Newark, in the county ofHudson and State of N ew Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Rain- Proof Hat-Covers; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be'a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rain proof hatcover, and is designed to form an article of this nature which willconform to theshape of the hat, wherein all attaching and draw stringswill be eliminated.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a hat-cover whichwill automatilclally retain itself rigidly in position on the With theabove and other objects in view,

`this invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement andcombination of parts,

hereinafter more fully described, illustrated` in the accompanyingdrawings, and particu larly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a hat having a cover,forming the subject-matter of the present invention, secured thereto;Fig. 2 is a central', longitudinal section, illustrating in detail theattaching means. l

The hat-cover, forming the Ysubject-inatter of the present invention, isformed of a solid piece of water-proof material, such as rubber.. Thissheet of-material is formed or molded to conform with the crown of thehat, having a flounce about the lower side thereof adapted to cover thebrim, said flounce having a thick, elastic, U-shaped portion about theedge thereof, adapted to engage the edge of the brim of the hat., ThisU-shaped portion is of smaller dimensions than the brim of the hat andconse-- quently will vform a rigid connection between said cover andsaid hat.

Reference being had more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates thebody of. the

cover formin the` subject-matter of the present invention, which is asshown tubular in formation and closed `at one end, said body beingadapted to tit over and conform with the crown of a hat. Formed on thelower side of the walls of said tubular body portion is anoutwardly-extending fiat annular brim-covering member 11 projectingperipherally therefrom, so constructed that the same will rest flushwith the brim of the hat and wil1,.in no way, wrinkle. Formed about theedve of the brim-covering member 11 is a thicl, U-shaped, marginal band12 that is shown thicker than the brim covering l1, said marginal bandbein adapted to engage the edge of the brim o a hat.

In use, it will be apparent as shown 1n the drawings that the tubularbody portion l0 will engage the crown of the hat and effectively coverthe same while the flat annular brim portion 11 will cover the top ofthe brim and the U-shaped marginal band by engaging the edge of the hatbrun and will hold the brim portion'll 1n position on the hat. Havingthus fully described my inventlon, what I claim as new and desire tosecure lby Letters Patent of the United States, is;-

A removable cover for hats, comprlsmg' a molded tubular body portionclosed at one end, a flat annular brim portion proJecting peripherallyfrom the other end of said body portion, and a marginal band U-shaped incross section having one flange connected to the edge of said brimportion yso as to llie substantially tlush with the side thereof awayfrom the body portion, said band being thicker than the brim. and bodyportion and adapted to vhold its said U-shape, whereby said band can beapplied to the edge of a hat brim with the brim portion covering the topof said brim and the body portion covering the crown of thevhat.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature -in presence of two witnesses.

. PATRICK COLLAGAN.

Witnesses:

PETER LARsEN,

MICHAEL Gontran.

